German wines from fungus-resistant grape varieties (Piwi) have been awarded prizes at the 8th Wine Award of Piwi International e.V. at the Intervitis trade fair in Stuttgart. The 367 wines submitted were awarded 151 times by a jury of experts led by organiser and tasting director Martin Darting: 13 times with Grand Gold, 78 times with Gold, 54 times with Silver and six times with a Recommendation.
These wines achieved the highest award of Grand Gold:
Red wines:
Staatsweingut Freiburg, 2015 Blankenhornsberger Cabernet Carbon (Baden)
Wedekind Winery, 2016 Cabernet Jura (Rheinhessen)
Grünler Winery, 2016 Rondo feinherb (Rheinhessen)
White wines:
Winery Wohlgemuth-Schnürr, 2017 Muscaris Spätlese medium sweet (Rheinhessen)
Winery Werner Anselmann, 2017 Cabernet blanc dry Arzheimer Seligmacher (Palatinate)
Winery Forsthof 2017, Calypso Muscaris (Württemberg)
Winery Stephan Strobel, 2017 Solaris Auslese (Franconia)
Rosé wine:
Ökologisches Weingut Rabenhof, 2016 Souvignier Gris Rubingold, orange wine (Baden)
Sparkling wines:
Winery Martin Schropp, 2016 Cabernet Blanc sparkling wine psr.
Weingut Bernhard Ellwanger, 2016 Cabernet Blanc sparkling wine psr (both Württemberg)
Dessert wines:
Gebrüder Anselmann, 2017 Solaris Auslese Arzheimer Kalmit (Palatinate)
Weinhof Winter, 2016 Solaris Beerenauslese "Nebraer Venus" (Saale-Unstrut)
Vier Jahreszeiten Winzer eG, 2017 Forster Bischofsgarten Solaris Trockenbeerenauslese (Palatinate)